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4,347 non-commissioned officers will be dropped by normal losses to meet cut in budget, statement by Sec Davis
Renominated Dem floor leader
Introduces 2 resolutions demanding facts on conduct of U S Justice Dept's investigation of charges against Aluminum Co of Amer
Mrs Berlin to seek blessing of father, honeymoon at Atlantic City
1926Ralph Branca, American baseball player (died 2016)[†]
Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca, nicknamed "Hawk", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1944 through 1956. Branca played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit Tigers (1953–1954), and New York Yankees (1954). He was a three-time All-Star. In a 1951 playoff, Branca surrendered a walk-off home run to Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants; the game-winning hit was known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World".
1926Pat Flaherty, American race car driver (died 2002)[†]
George Francis "Pat" Flaherty was an American racing driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1956.
1926Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder (died 2006)[†]
Miklós Károly "Mickey" Hargitay was a Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder.